Overview

• Kelleher told the 71-member parliamentary party he will set out his vision for the presidency and continue canvassing colleagues through the weekend.
• Taoiseach Micheál Martin has privately contacted TDs and senators seeking support for prospective contender Jim Gavin, highlighting a potential internal contest.
• Fianna Fáil is expected to open its nomination process at a parliamentary party meeting next week, with the window likely to run until mid-September.
• Sinn Féin plans to decide on whether to run a candidate at its Ard Comhairle meeting on 20 September.
• The broader field remains fluid, with Heather Humphreys viewed as Fine Gael’s likely pick and Independent TD Catherine Connolly already in the race, as an October election is anticipated.